PEDAL - Portobello Transition Town http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk Tue, 15 May 2012 10:41:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Saturday 19 May, 10.30 am – open visit to the Community Gardens and Orchard in Portobello http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/05/saturday-19-may-10-30-am-open-visit-to-the-community-gardens-and-orchard-in-portobello/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/05/saturday-19-may-10-30-am-open-visit-to-the-community-gardens-and-orchard-in-portobello/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 10:36:59 +0000 justin http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4214 The next visit in the Eat, Meet and Talk series — is our own Orchard!
Meet outside Brunstane Railway Station at 10.30 am

Volunteers in Portobello have planted around 90 fruit­ing trees such as apples, pears, plums and cher­ries, par­tic­u­larly …

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]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/05/free-insulation-for-households-in-south-east-scotland/feed/ 0 Porty & Leith Community Wind Turbine hits stumbling block in land negotiations http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porty-leith-community-wind-turbine-hits-stumbling-block-in-land-negotiations/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porty-leith-community-wind-turbine-hits-stumbling-block-in-land-negotiations/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:27:51 +0000 tom http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4186 We are very disappointed that our plans for the first urban community wind turbine in Scotland have hit a stumbling block after the landowner, Scottish Water, changed their stance on the project at the start of this year.

Negotiations stalled …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porty-leith-community-wind-turbine-hits-stumbling-block-in-land-negotiations/feed/ 1 Want to help out at the Saturday 5th May market? http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/want-to-help-out-at-the-saturday-5th-may-market/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/want-to-help-out-at-the-saturday-5th-may-market/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:08:21 +0000 justin http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4183 We need help on the PEDAL stall for a couple of hours between 9.30 and 1.30 pm.  If you’re free, give Mandy a ring on 0131 669 1124 — many thanks!…

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/want-to-help-out-at-the-saturday-5th-may-market/feed/ 0 Support the Community Turbine DEMO TOMORROW (Saturday 28th April) at TEN! http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/support-the-community-turbine-demo-tomorrow-at-ten-2/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/support-the-community-turbine-demo-tomorrow-at-ten-2/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:20:04 +0000 tom http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4176 PEDAL and Greener Leith have hit a stumbling block in negotiations over the deal to enable the Portobello & Leith Community Wind Turbine to be built on Scottish Water’s land.
 
We really need local people to come along to …
]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/support-the-community-turbine-demo-tomorrow-at-ten-2/feed/ 4 Portobello Market — 5th May http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/portobello-market-5th-may/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/portobello-market-5th-may/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:51:40 +0000 grahamk http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4156 Saturday 5th May is Portobello Market day!

This month: Following on from the fantastic success of the Easter market, we are once again offering entertainment: AnnieD will be appearing with her amazing face painting and a young student …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/portobello-market-5th-may/feed/ 0 Festival of Transition 20–21 June http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/festival-of-transition-20-21-june/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/festival-of-transition-20-21-june/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:51:03 +0000 justin http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4153 The Festival of Transition is an invitation to think positively about how our lives could change as we adapt to the end of cheap fossil fuels, address the threat of runaway climate change and fix our broken financial system.
Join …

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]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/pedal-on-parliament-28th-april/feed/ 0 Porto-Velo — a new local, community-based cycling club http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porto-velo-a-new-local-community-based-cycling-club/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porto-velo-a-new-local-community-based-cycling-club/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:45:43 +0000 justin http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4144 Any PEDAL supporter will already know that cycling is one of the greenest ways to get about, whether that is for fitness, for fun, or to enjoy the great countryside within reach.  And parents will already know that getting children …

]]> http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/04/porto-velo-a-new-local-community-based-cycling-club/feed/ 0 Portobello Market — Saturday 7th April, Easter weekend http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/03/portobello-market-saturday-7th-april-easter-weekend/ http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2012/03/portobello-market-saturday-7th-april-easter-weekend/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:03:39 +0000 grahamk http://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/?p=4124 Saturday 7th April is Portobello Market day!

This month: We are relaunching the market with a new look and feel. Come along this Easter weekend and enjoy face painting for the kids, a science festival, Easter egg hunt and …

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